Crinum americanum
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| Crinum americanum | |
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| American Crinum | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Crinum |
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C. americanum
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| Binomial name | |
| Crinum americanum |
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Crinum americanum is an aquatic angiosperm native to North America from Texas to South Carolina, as well as Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.[2] Common names for this species include Florida swamp-lily,[3] string lily,[3] and southern swamp crinum.[3] The species grows in small groups in still water habitats.
Crinum species are now members of the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae;[4] they were formerly placed in the family Liliaceae. They are monocots with six flower petals in white at approximately 10 cm across.
References
- http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CRAM2
- http://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=707
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- Crinum
- Flora of Texas
- Flora of Louisiana
- Flora of Alabama
- Flora of Mississippi
- Flora of Florida
- Flora of Georgia (U.S. state)
- Flora of Cuba
- Flora of Jamaica
- Flora of Mexico
- Flora of the Cayman Islands
- Plants described in 1753
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